Rhinotillexomania Manifesting as Empty Nose Syndrome
Creator
Tranchito Eve; Chhabra Nipun
Publisher
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
Date
2019
2019-08
Description
OBJECTIVES: To highlight a severe case of rhinotillexomania (compulsive nasal picking) and its potential to manifest as empty nose syndrome (ENS). METHODS: A single case report with the presentation and management of a patient with severe rhinotillexomania who presented with chronic obstructive symptoms. We review the current literature on rhinotillexomania and ENS. RESULTS: This patient's manifestations mimic the obstructive symptoms of ENS, despite widely patent nasal passages. CONCLUSION: This is the first report of rhinotillexomania manifesting with features of ENS.
Subject
digital trauma; empty nose syndrome; nasal septal perforation; nose picking; rhinotillexomania